Glove



June 4, 1929. T. R. FERNIE l l.7l6. 21

CTLOVE Filed Feb. lO, 1928 o O O o O o O O o /NVENTOR Patented June 4, 1929. r

UNTE STATES PTENT OFFICE.

TI-IOMAS 'KOBERT FERNIE, OF ST. ANNES-ON-TI-IE-SEA, ENGLANID.

GLOVE.

Application filed February 10, 1923, Serial No. 253,499, and in Great Britain March 12, 1927.

This invention relates to an improved type glove or in the form of a mitten as shown, of glove suitable for use by golf players, the having only slight finger parts 5, and the back object being to constrain the player to adopt of the glove may be more or less completely and Inaintain a correct grip when holding enclosed in much* the same way as the front a the golf Club and so check any tendency of ofan existing glove or it may be of open con- 'L he player to break his two hands apart struction as shownin Fig. 2 braced across by during the swing of the club. elastic tapes 6. The wrist portion of the According to this invention the glove inglove may be provided with an elastic wrist stead of being fastened in the usual way at band 3 or it may be made in the ordinary 10 the front of the wrist is 'fastened at the rear Way with the wrist portion of the same ma- 5 and the front or palm portion of the glove is terial as the glove hut fastening at the back provided with a thumb hole or Other means in the way described. Preferably also the adapted to receive the thumb of the lefthand palm of the glove is reinforced with two of the player and in this way both hands of crossed elastic tapes 7, as shown more clearly the player may grip say a golf Club convenin F ig. 3, these tapes being stitched to the iently and yet be so interlocked that there is inner face of the palm to strengthen that no tendency to break the two handed grip part against the pull of the inserted thumb of the club during the stroke. of the left hand.

A glove in accordance with this invention A glove of the type described fastening at 2 is shown in the accompanying drawings. the back of the wrist and having a thumb Fig. l is a palm view of the glove and Fig. 2 hole for the left hand is exceedingly useful is a back view, F ig. 3 being a back view with in Checking the player from breaking his a portion of the glove broken away to show two handed grp of the club when driving or the crossed reinforcing tapes. putting.

25 The glove l instead of being fastened in the Although a particular construction of usual way at the front of the wrist is fasright handed glove has been described the intened at the rear as shown in Fig. 2 say by vention could also be applied to the Case of means of a button 2 on one end of the wrist both right and left handed gloves, the distinband 3 and a button hole 4: on the other end guishing feature of the invention being the 30 of the wrist band. Preferably the glove is provision of a glove which fastens at the back made to fit the right hand, as shown, and the and having in the palm portion of the glove front or palm portion of the glove is proa hole or other means for engagement by the vided with a thumb hole 4 which is adapted thumb of the other hand to provide an into receive the thumb of the players left hand, terlocking grip.

35 so that as he holds the golf club, 'the glove I claim being on his right hand and the left hand A glove or mitten for use by golfers or thumb in the thumb hole 4, both hands may Others comprising afastening device at the grip the club conveniently and yet be so inreal' or outside of the wrist, and having an terlocked that he does not tend to break his aperture in the palm of the glove for entwo handed grip of the club. gagement by the thumb of the other hand of Instead of thumb hole the oalm of the the player, and reinforcing tapes on the inglove may be provided with a loop or other side of the palm of the glove. means for engagement by the thumb of the In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

Other hand. 4 The right hand glove may be a full fingered THOMAS ROBERT FERNIE. 

